Here We Go!

In DECA, we are surrounded by opportunities. Every moment provides us a new chance to break out of our comfort zones, take risks and prove ourselves as emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. Now is our chance to begin shaping DECA’s future. As the new year in DECA begins, it’s time to go faster, go bigger and go further than ever.

To achieve continued success, DECA’s Board of Directors adopted its strategic plan for 2019-2022, providing the organization with a strategic framework while allowing for yearly workplans to keep the plan agile to meet the most immediate needs while also looking to the future. The strategic plan also charges the DECA Inc. staff to develop annual implementation plans for approval by the DECA Inc. Board of Directors. The three-year strategic plan focuses on four strategic drivers:

Review all dimensions of existing and potential programs spanning the spectrum from middle school through post-secondary.

Provide training, information and tools to support advisors at every level.

Engage relevant stakeholders to create synergies that advance DECA’s mission and vision.

Enhance talent, technology and communication to support every dimension of DECA.

The strategic plan provides our professional staff the ability to align our resources and continue to deliver high-quality services and experiences for our members, advisors and partners.

With the new year upon us, we encourage you to consider how we can continue to strengthen an organization that last year recorded the highest high school membership and the largest attendance at the International Career Development Conference. We also want to thank you for your work and efforts at the local level to provide the DECA experience to so many DECA members.

The moment is here. Get ready to declare, “HERE WE GO!”